plateful
noun
plate·ful
ˈplāt-ˌfu̇l 
1
: a quantity to fill a plate
also
: a generous helping
2
: a large number or amount
a plateful of problems
Synonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Examples of plateful in a Sentence
a degree in that field would give you a plateful of possibilities for a career
Recent Examples on the Web
Owner and chef Salvador Ortiz carefully shapes sushi rolls, topping them with pops of orange roe, then prepares a heaping plateful of noodles, broccoli and greens for a group wanting shabu shabu.
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Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
While there isn’t any signature filet mignon among the menu of pending free agents, the Cardinals have a plateful of stick-to-your-ribs, meat and potato players who have served them well in various roles.
—Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
This is a hearty plateful — a complete meal in one.
—Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
Jakob reacted by grabbing another plateful of food.
—New York Times, 14 July 2022
People were making varenyky, soft Ukrainian dumplings stuffed with cheese or sauerkraut, by the plateful.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
Or the lower spoiler, the Hyundai a plateful of triangular quesadilla slices.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 5 Mar. 2022
This week’s lineup of entertainment options includes a plateful of funny ladies.
—oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2022
The brakes resist fade more stubbornly than a kid faced with eating a plateful of broccoli.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2021
Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
While there isn’t any signature filet mignon among the menu of pending free agents, the Cardinals have a plateful of stick-to-your-ribs, meat and potato players who have served them well in various roles.
—Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
This is a hearty plateful — a complete meal in one.
—Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
Jakob reacted by grabbing another plateful of food.
—New York Times, 14 July 2022
People were making varenyky, soft Ukrainian dumplings stuffed with cheese or sauerkraut, by the plateful.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
Or the lower spoiler, the Hyundai a plateful of triangular quesadilla slices.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 5 Mar. 2022
This week’s lineup of entertainment options includes a plateful of funny ladies.
—oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2022
The brakes resist fade more stubbornly than a kid faced with eating a plateful of broccoli.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2021
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“Plateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plateful. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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plateful
noun
plate·ful
ˈplāt-ˌfu̇l
: a quantity to fill a plate
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